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English adjective: skinny

1. skinny being very thin


SamplesA child with skinny freckled legs.
A long scrawny neck.


Synonymsboney, scraggy, scrawny, underweight, weedy


Similarlean, thin


Antonymsfat

2. skinny of or relating to or resembling skin

3. skinny fitting snugly


SamplesA tightly-fitting cover.
Tight-fitting clothes.


Synonymstight fitting, tight-fitting, tightfitting, tightly fitting


Similartight


Antonymsloose

4. skinny giving or spending with reluctance


SamplesOur cheeseparing administration.
Very close (or near) with his money.
A penny-pinching miserly old man.


Synonymscheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching


Similarstingy, ungenerous


Antonymsgenerous


English noun: skinny

1. skinny (communication) confidential information about a topic or person


SamplesHe wanted the inside skinny on the new partner.


Broader (hypernym)info, information









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